Sitting under the lush palms and blue skies of the richest Americans' favorite resort — during off-season when the rich wouldn't be caught dead here, I hastily add — I naturally couldn't wait to watch Mitt Romney's PowerPoint presentation on health care.

But duty beckoned and, several pots of coffee later, I can only add my own voice to those who concluded: Poor Mitt Romney — though for different reasons.

Romney is in a bit of a pickle, or so it seems at a glance. He's running for president in part against Obamacare but has to acknowledge, as the president so often does, that Obamacare is modeled largely on the health-care plan that Romney created while governor of Massachusetts.

Thus, tieless and professorial, Romney took the stage Thursday before a smallish audience at the University of Michigan and executed a pre-emptive strike against those who can't stop talking about the similarities between President Obama's and Romney's respective plans, including the insurance mandate that conservative Americans find so repugnant.

I suggest you strongly consider Sarah Palin, unless she declares that she's not going to run. Palin has one thing going for her that no other candidate has: flat-out guts. She also has a genuine appreciation for this country's unique heritage and legacy, unlike most candidates who give lip service to those ideas. She might need more seasoning, as it were, but her fundamental values and personality are just what this country needs!

Romney worked against us here during his tenure. I have a few posts I'll dig up that summarizes our experiences. It is preposterous to suggest he was in any way, shape or form a pro-lifer with a moral compass. He spent his entire time throwing us under the bus and working with the other side to advance their agendas.

Joseph, I agree Sarah Palin is a woman who hold authentic convictions of the heart on our issues. I thought she already announced she was not running. I see her as serving in the role to agitate and inspire. She holds the republican party's feet to the fire. She does it does very, very well. Nobody does it better. I hope she stays in this role.

She is a marked woman and I don't see it as in the best interests of her family for her to run.